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Whether you work in a hospital in the epicentre of South Africa’s COVID-19 outbreak in Cape Town or a clinic in the rural Eastern...
From Central Park to Nasrec, the COVID-19 field hospitals of today are shaping the...
Why the design of COVID-19 field hospitals today could shape the hospital designs of tomorrow. We look at these pop-up solutions from Chicago to Tel Aviv.
HPCSA: No plans to include foreign-trained healthcare workers in COVID-19 response
Fast-tracking unregistered healthcare workers into the system isn’t without its risks, but it’s not without its solutions either, say foreign-trained doctors.
Party’s over: Ramaphosa rejects demands to lift alcohol ban
The liquor ban may have contributed to nearly a 60% drop in trauma admissions, according to new research seen by Bhekisisa.
Will Ramaphosa announce an end to South Africa’s national alcohol ban today?
If South Africa lifts its national alcohol ban, it could result in an additional 5 000 trauma admissions each week, warn experts in a new, unpublished study seen by Bhekisisa.
Four times healthcare workers came up with creative solutions to coronavirus problems
Heatlhcare workers have some creative solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the COVID-19 response, like shortages of masks & ventilators.
‘Everyone should wear a cloth mask.’ But do they work?
Guidelines around the world are changing to recommend the use of masks. But you still shouldn’t be buying medical masks - rather make your own at home.
Home sweet hell: Calls for help surge from women locked down with abusers
Research from previous crises suggests violence against women and children will only get worse as the pandemic rages on.
[ICYMI] President Cyril Ramaphosa extends coronavirus lockdown until end of April
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[ICYMI] 40 Gauteng schools burglarised during coronavirus lockdown
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Q&A: Will rapid antibody tests save us?
South Africa needs to test 12 times more people per day for the new coronavirus than it currently does. Our testing plan can only do this if we use a wider range of tests — including controversial ones.
Will it be enough? Inside South Africa’s plan to ramp up coronavirus testing
Summary of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) updated coronavirus testing criteria for healthcare workers.
New virus, old wounds: Frontline COVID-19 workers demand better pay
Would you risk your life for R 3 500? These community health workers have been doing just that for years.
Doctors warned against prescribing unproven medication for COVID-19
It’s available and it’s affordable. But science still doesn’t know enough to back the antimalarial drug chloroquine for widespread use against the new coronavirus. A new trial in South Africa may change that at home — and abroad.
The coronavirus ‘vaccine’ Ekurhuleni wants to import doesn’t exist
The “vaccine” Ekurhuleni mayor is hoping to buy from a Cuban-Chinese company isn’t a vaccine. It’s a drug — and it’s not proven to work against the virus that causes COVID-19.
The facts beat the quacks: Our #COVID19SA vs. our #HIV response
Reporting on Covid-19 and HIV in South Africa is like day and night, Mia Malan, who has reported on both epidemics, writes.